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About the Role
The Senior Director, Packaging Design will lead packaging output for Coty's Color Cosmetics and Mass Scenting portfolio, focusing on creating desirable packaging with low costs. This role defines the aesthetic and functional identity of products, ensuring alignment with brand DNA, consumer insights, sustainability goals, and market trends, while working closely with brand teams and R&D.
Responsibilities
- Set the creative vision and long-term packaging design strategy for the Color Cosmetics and Mass Scenting portfolio in partnership with SVP Brand & Equity.
- Translate brand identity and consumer insights into compelling packaging solutions that fulfill commercial objectives.
- Champion innovation in materials, form, and function with a focus on sustainability, in partnership with R&D.
- Lead packaging design creation, including 2D and 3D renders.
- Partner with R&D, Marketing, Agile, and Sustainability teams to elevate the consumer experience across all platforms.
- Build, mentor, and inspire a packaging design team.
- Partner with third parties for fresh ideas and technical expertise.
- Lead competitive benchmarking and innovation scouting.
- Serve as the packaging thought leader in cross-functional discussions.
- Stay ahead of global design trends, consumer preferences, and materials.
Requirements
- Deep beauty expertise within the mass color cosmetics category with an emphasis on an elevated aesthetic.
- Global operator experience (US and EU) with a strong understanding of design market needs.
- Ability to manage healthy tension between key stakeholders globally.
- Exceptional creative vision merging design innovation and business strategy.
- Strong knowledge of packaging materials, manufacturing processes, and sustainability practices.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Insistence on flawless execution of work.
- Ability to work in an agile way, managing multiple complex workstreams simultaneously.
- Willingness to roll up sleeves and get involved.
- Capability to deal with wider teams on complex and changing day-to-day demands with patience and adaptability.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Skills
- 15+ years relevant experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Well versed in UK/EU/US Color Cosmetics.
- Excellent Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) skills.
- 2D and 3D visualisations.
- Digitally literate and culturally plugged in.
- Able to travel, globally.
Experience Level
- 15+ years relevant experience
- at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
About the Company
- Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skin care and body care.
- COTY is the global leader in fragrance and number three in color cosmetics.
- COTY’s products are sold in over 150 countries around the world.
- COTY and its brands are committed to range of social causes as well as seeking to minimize its impact on the environment.